Rider Spoke
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Rider Spoke developed by Blast Theory
in collaboration with the Mixed Reality Lab was first staged at the Barbican
, London
in October 2007. Created for cyclists, it combines elements of theatre
, performance
, game play and state of the art technology.
Rider Spoke has since been presented in Athens
(2008), Brighton
(2008), Budapest
(2008), Sydney
(2009, Adelaide
(2009) and Liverpool
(2010).
Chamberlain, A. , Rowland, D., Foster, J. & Giannachi, G., "Riders Have Spoken: Replaying and Archiving Pervasive Performances". In Leonardo Journal for The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology - Issue 43:1 2009.
Rowland, D., Flintham, M., Oppermann, L., Marshall, J., Chamberlain, A., Koleva, B., Benford, S & Perez, C. 'Ubikequitous Computing: Designing Interactive Experiences for Cyclists'. Mobile HCI 09. 15-18 September 2009, Bonn, Germany.
Chamberlain, A. 'Being: Physical - People, Performance, Art and Space'. HCI 09 (BCS-SIGCHI). ws, The Body in Communication, 1-5 September 2009, Cambridge, UK.
Blast Theory
Blast Theory is a Brighton-based artists’ group, whose work mixes interactive media, digital broadcasting and live performance.-Biography:The group was founded in 1991 by Matt Adams, Niki Jewett, Will Kittow and Ju Row Farr. The group is currently led by Matt Adams, Ju Row Farr and Nick...
in collaboration with the Mixed Reality Lab was first staged at the Barbican
Barbican
A barbican, from medieval Latin barbecana, signifying the "outer fortification of a city or castle," with cognates in the Romance languages A barbican, from medieval Latin barbecana, signifying the "outer fortification of a city or castle," with cognates in the Romance languages A barbican, from...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in October 2007. Created for cyclists, it combines elements of theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, performance
Performance
A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which a performer or group of performers behave in a particular way for another group of people, the audience. Choral music and ballet are examples. Usually the performers participate in rehearsals beforehand. Afterwards audience...
, game play and state of the art technology.
Rider Spoke has since been presented in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
(2008), Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
(2008), Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
(2008), Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
(2009, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
(2009) and Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
(2010).
Academic References
Chamberlain, A and Benford, S. Eds, "Deliverable D17.3 A Cultural Console Game, Final Report", Rider Spoke, IperG (Integrated Project on Pervasive Gaming) 2008.Chamberlain, A. , Rowland, D., Foster, J. & Giannachi, G., "Riders Have Spoken: Replaying and Archiving Pervasive Performances". In Leonardo Journal for The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology - Issue 43:1 2009.
Rowland, D., Flintham, M., Oppermann, L., Marshall, J., Chamberlain, A., Koleva, B., Benford, S & Perez, C. 'Ubikequitous Computing: Designing Interactive Experiences for Cyclists'. Mobile HCI 09. 15-18 September 2009, Bonn, Germany.
Chamberlain, A. 'Being: Physical - People, Performance, Art and Space'. HCI 09 (BCS-SIGCHI). ws, The Body in Communication, 1-5 September 2009, Cambridge, UK.